About Boone's Ferry Autumn Ale Fest

As the summer months get further behind us and the weather gets chillier and wetter, heartier and bigger beers start to be what people thirst for. With this in mind, we will be convening the first Saturday in November at McMenamins Old Church & Pub in Wilsonville to celebrate the harvest season. Ten beers that are perfect for the season will be offered up just for your drinking pleasure. The ten autumn beers consist of two from the Old Church Brewery and the other eight from eight other nearby McMenamins Breweries. These brewers will all be on hand to share their knowledge and insights on their craft and answer any queries you may have. There will be judges at the fest to impart their will and determine the best beer of the bunch. The winning brewer will be awarded the Boone's Ferryman Oar as a trophy to display in their brewery for the year.

The fest will run from 2 p.m. ’til 10 p.m. A commemorative $8 glass mug is required to taste the festival beers and includes 2 tasting tokens – additional tasting tokens cost only $1 – one token for a 4-ounce taste or three tokens for a full mug. At 7 p.m. free live music will be played in the Old Church until the end of the fest. Amazing food specials that pair perfectly with these autumn-styled beers will be available for purchase. This will be the beginning of an enjoyable autumn tradition for years to come.

Beer Menu

Old Church OktoberfestStyle:
LagerOld Church BreweryMark GoodwinOur annual Oktoberfest Lager
is a clean, medium-bodied lager dominated by malty sweetness and a
bready, biscuit-like aroma. The use of German Munich, Vienna and Pilsner
malts provide a complex mouthfeel along with a layered aroma. This beer
has been lagering since the beginning of March. Malts: German Pilsner, German Munich, German Vienna, Briess Carapils, Crystal 15L, German Caramel Munich 120L Hops: Santiam OG: 1.062 TG: 1.011 ABV: 6.6 IBU: 23 SRM: 12 Buzz Words: Malty, Caramel, Sweet, Lager

RoggenbierStyle:
Ale OldChurch BreweryNathan WhitneyRoggenbier is a medieval ale
usually made from a grain bill of about half barley malt and equal
portions of wheat and rye malts. This beer is mildly hopped, which
allows for the rye portion of the grain bill to dominate the palate.
You’ll notice a cloudy haze that the Germans call “naturtrüb” as this
beer style was popular before modern filtration practices were
implemented. Prost! Malts: Best Pilsen, GWM Rye, GWM C120, Baird’s Carastan, GWM Chocolate Hops: Crystal, Perle Yeast: Weihenstephan Weizen OG: 1.049 TG: 1.006 ABV: 5.55 IBU: 23 SRM: 16 Buzz Words: German, Spice, Rye, Fall

Lord Of The Wood Imperial Pumpkin AleStyle:
Imperial AleCrystal BreweryDan Black, Mark GoodwinThis brew was
aged for three months in a fresh Edgefield Distillery Three Rocks rum
barrel and then cellared for a year. Hand-chopped organic pumpkins were
roasted and mashed into the grain during brewing as well as in the
kettle. Clear orange with an off-white lacey head and strong rum spice
nose, you will hardly notice the high alcohol content. Eight pounds of
pumpkin per keg provide the color and meatiness while carefully chosen
spices provide the seasonal backbone of the beer. Malts: German Pilsner, Caramunich 40L, Flaked Barley Hops: Golding, Brewers Gold Yeast: German Kolsch Adjuncts:
100 pounds of fresh organic pumpkin from Lauer Boer Goat Farm in
Oregon, fresh Ginger, Clove, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Oak chips OG: 1.075 TG: 1.010 ABV: 9.5 IBU: 15 SRM: 6

Barrel-Aged Chocolate Covered Cherry BrownStyle:
Brown AleWest Linn BreweryJacob WilsonDid everybody give
chocolate-covered cherries to their grandma for presents or was it just
me? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy one here and there, but grandma? She
seemed to eat them exclusively. The older she got, the more she ate. So
this one goes out to all the grandmas--past, present and future. A
complex grain bill creates a backdrop of chocolate and slight nuttiness
but the chocolate emerges when the cacao nibs get added to the boil. All
of these flavors come together with the addition of 42 pounds of fresh
cherry at the tail end of the fermentation. So grab a brew, watch an
episode or two of The Golden Girls, and celebrate grandmas everywhere. Malts: Pale Ale, Flaked Barley, C15 & C120 Crystal, Chocolate, Brown Hops: Nugget, US Golding OG: 1.048 TG: 1.010 ABV: 4.90 IBU: 26 SRM: 17 Buzz Words: Chocolate, Cherry, Grandma

Imperial Parson BrownStyle:
Brown AleOld St Francis SchoolMichael “Curly” WhiteThe Parson
Brown has become a winter standard at OSF the last five years, but this
year we decided to enhance the batch: More malts, hops, flavor and
goodness! The mellow toffee malt flavors combine well with a light roast
character. More hops, especially of the floral varietal, bring a nice
roundness to the beer. Earthy and floral aromas give in to a taste of
piney hops that combines a slight bitter and sweet flavor. Higher in
alcohol than most other brown ales, Imperial Parson has slight warmth at
the back of your drink and warms your soul when shared with good
friends. This particular Parson Brown may be just what you are looking
for to take a stroll through a winter wonderland. Malts: GWM Pale, GWM Munich, CaraMunich 40L, Flaked Barley, Baird’s Brown, GWM Chocolate Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Sterling, Amarillo, Santiam OG: 1.080 TG: 1.016 ABV: 8.25 IBU: 53 SRM: 15 Buzz Words: Malty, Full-bodied, Warming

About Music from Water Tower

Hailing from Portland, the Water Tower Bucket Boys perform their hard-driving, soul-saturated traditional and original music with tight vocal harmonies and powerful instrumentals. The energy from their lightning stage performances will literally plow through you as you are transcended to another place and time.

The Water Tower Bucket Boys got their start busking on the street corners of Portland and enlivening local square dances. Honing their sound as a solid dance band, playing up and down the West Coast, as well as in the east, the boys have perfected their unique style, drawing from classic bluegrass, old-time, and country songs.
Their original repertoire, heavily influenced by blues and country, distinguishes them from other string bands. This one-of-a-kind sound has been influenced and shaped by almost every genre of American music. Just like the traditional songs, their originals works will take you on an entertaining roller-coaster of emotions, while still maintaining that high-lonesome integrity. Whether busking on the streets of downtown Portland or traveling around the world, their infectious love of the music spreads far and wide.